The complex structure of the smooth muscle layer of spermatic veins and its potential role in the development of varicocele testis.

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Published in Eur Urol on November 13, 2006

Authors

Derya Tilki1, Ergin Kilic, Robert Tauber, Dietrich Pfeiffer, Christian G Stief, Roland Tauber, Süleyman Ergün

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Urology, University Hospital Grosshadern-Munich, Marchioninistrasse 15, D-81377 Munich, Germany. Derya.Tilki@med.uni-muenchen.de

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